Advanced Diploma - Game (Art)
- 3 years
- Duration
- 18,983 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oshawa / Canada
- Location
- Durham College
- School
Program description
Experts from the digital entertainment business contributed to the design of this program, and it has since gained widespread support from both studios and working artists. All of our instructors have extensive experience in their respective fields and are eager to pass on their information to you. This program is designed to help you become a more proficient digital artist by teaching you on the job.
You will experiment with environment and level creation using state-of-the-art real-time engines and techniques like modeling, surfacing, lighting, and special effects. You'll have a solid grounding in game animation, technical art, and idea art to build on for all of your projects.
Program structure
SEMESTER 1
- Communication Foundations
- Pre-Production 1
- Traditional Art 1
- Animating I - Games
- Modelling 1
- Real Time Engines
- Surfacing 1
SEMESTER 2
- Pre-Production 2
- Traditional Art 2
- Animating 2
- Real Time Engines 2
- Modelling 2
- Surfacing 2
SEMESTER 3
- Pre-Production 3
- Animating 3
- Environment Art 1
- Modelling 3
- Surfacing 3
- Asset Production Workshop 1
SEMESTER 4
- Pre-Production 4
- Animating 4
- Environment Art 2
- Modelling 4
- Surfacing 4
- Asset Production Workshop 2
SEMESTER 5
- Animating 5
- Environment Art 3
- Modelling 5
- Surfacing 5
- Technical Artistry
- Game Proposals
- Asset Production Workshop 3
SEMESTER 6
- Portfolio Development
- Post-Production Studio
- Game Design Studio
- Applied Projects and Research
- Asset Production Studio
Price
YEAR 1
SEMESTER 1
- Tuition: 9,491.4 CAD
- Program Fee: 300 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,182.11 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee*: 386.89 CAD
Total: 11,360.4 CAD
SEMESTER 2
- Tuition: 9,491.39 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 480.71 CAD
- (DCSI) Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 10,074.85 CAD
YEAR 2
SEMESTER 3
- Tuition: 9,375.58 CAD
- Program Fee: 150 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,162.9 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 386.89 CAD
Total: 11,075.37 CAD
SEMESTER 4
- Tuition: 9,375.57 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 461.5 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 9,939.82 CAD
YEAR 3
SEMESTER 5
- Tuition: 9,375.58 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,162.9 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 386.89 CAD
Total: 10,925.37 CAD
SEMESTER 6
- Tuition: 9,375.57 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 461.5 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 9,939.82 CAD
*Durham College Students International
The total cost may vary depending on the time of enrollment
Requirements for applicants
- Matured student status (applicants who are over 19 years old and do not have a high school diploma)
- Grade 12 English (C or U)
- Grade 11 mathematics (C, M or U)
- Portfolio of work
- English language proficiency
- Academic IELTS: 6.0, no band score less than 5.5
- IBT TOEFL: 80, with minimum section scores of 20
- PTE Academic: 53 minimum overall, no section below 49 L,W,S,R
- CAEL: Overall scores of 60 with no section below 60
- DET 105
About the university
Since its inception in 1967, Durham College (DC) has been guided by the following ideals:
- an unwavering dedication to student success;
- high-quality programs led by exceptional teachers with real-world experience;
- graduates who have gone on to excellent professional success;
- a treasured relationship with the community.
Durham College has Oshawa and Whitby campuses, Ontario, Canada.
More than 140 full-time programs in a wide range of disciplines are available to students at Durham College (DC), giving them a great chance to succeed in their chosen areas. Students in the District of Columbia excel in a wide variety of fields, including sustainable practice innovation, creative writing, design, filmmaking, and animation, service to others in the areas of health and social welfare, and legal advocacy.
Durham College is a values-based institution that prioritizes its students' and community's needs first. To this end, we've made it a priority to create a welcoming culture within our college.
